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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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